§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what are the operational costs of keeping butter stored in intervention in Norfolk per year compared with the market value of the butter stored;
(2) what are the operational costs of keeping butter stored in intervention in Lincolnshire per year compared with the market value of the butter stored;
(3) what are the operational costs of keeping butter stored in intervention in north Yorkshire per year compared with the market value of the butter stored;
(4) what are the operational costs of keeping butter stored in intervention in Humberside per year compared with the market value of the butter stored;
(5) what are the operational costs of keeping grain stored in intervention in Norfolk per year compared with the market value of the grain stored;
(6) what are the operational costs of keeping grain stored in intervention in Lincolnshire per year compared with the market value of the grain stored;
(7) what are the operational costs of keeping grain stored in intervention in north Yorkshire per year compared with the market value of the grain stored;
(8) what are the operational costs of keeping grain stored in intervention in Humberside per year compared with the market value of the grain stored.
§ Mr. GummerStorage costs are not recorded separately for different areas. The average annual costs of storage and handling are about £13 per tonne for cereals and £77 per tonne for butter. The current average market prices are £112 per tonne for feedwheat and barley and £1,845 per tonne for butter.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what was the level of butter stored in intervention, and where it was stored, within Humberside in January as compared with the same date in 1979, 1984 and 1985;
(2) what was the level of grain stored in intervention, and where it was stored, in Humberside in January compared with the same date in 1979, 1984 and 1985.
§ Mr. GummerThe following stocks of intervention butter and grain were stored in Humberside as at 1 January 1984, 1985 and 1986. Records of storage locations in 1979 are no longer available.534W
£(tonnes) Location 1984 1985 1986 Butter Hull (2)352 (3)2,166 (4)2,846 Grimsby 2,901 6,301 6,448 Grain Alexandra — 6,038 20,770 Aughton — — 9,011 Bridlington — — 3,400 Cranswick(2) — 4,949 22,084 Driffield 28,937 71,754 70,872 Goxhill — 6,091 1,554 Grimsby — — 15,594 Hessle — — 25,225 Hull — 11,122 11,122 Killingholme — 3,266 9,489 King George — — 8,558 North Ferriby — — 13,702 Pocklington — — 12,312 Preston — — 12,921 Scunthorpe — 23,436 138,374 Ulceby — 10,248 10,298
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what was the level of butter stored in intervention, and where it was stored, in Lincolnshire in January compared with the same date in 1979, 1984 and 1985;
(2) what was the level of grain stored in intervention, and where was it stored, in the county of Lincolnshire in January compared with the same date in 1979, 1984 and 1985.
§ Mr. GummerThe following stocks of intervention butter and grain were stored in Lincolnshire as at 1 January 1984, 1985 and 1986. Records of storage locations in 1979 are no longer available.
(tonnes) Location 1984 1985 1986 Butter Easton 480 747 997 Grain Bardney — 12,478 36,293 Boston — — 12,758 Bracebridge Heath — 23,327 18,261 Carr Lane 6,886 9,206 26,426 Colsterworth — — 16,363 Faldingworth 4,193 — — Fishtoft — — 2,804 Fulbeck — — 7,353 Gainsborough 6,523 — 6,654 Grantham(3) — 8,812 72,792 Heighington(2) 2,731 — 13,132 Hemswell 15,306 72,464 72,824 Holton Le Clay — — 14,493 Horncastle 3,843 20,284 22,555 Ingham — — 12,082 Lincoln — 35,107 109,545 Manby 25,229 51,301 51,300 Normanby — — 9,103 Osbournby — 8,866 8,866 Owmby — 8,188 9,005 Quarrington — — 8,547 Skegness(2) 10,172 29,521 33,106 Swinderby — 15,554 16,059
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what was the level of butter stored in intervention in January in Norfolk, and where it was stored, as compared with the same date in 1979, 1984 and 1985;
535W(2) what was the level of grain stored in intervention, and what were the storage points, in Norfolk in January compared with the same date in 1979, 1984 and 1985.
§ Mr. GummerThe following stocks of intervention butter and grain were stored in Norfolk as at 1 January 1984, 1985 and 1986. Records of storage locations in 1979 are no longer available.
(tonnes) Location 1984 1985 1986 Butter Kings Lynn — 190 (2)2,524 Thetford — 152 1,672 Grain Aylsham — — 10,063 Bressingham — 39,505 48,953 Diss 1,960 12,007 11,972 Downham Market — — 11,426 Dunham — 15,515 5.036 Fakenham — — 11,639 Fersfield — — 18,828 Foulsham — 10,981 16,739 Furlong — 8,404 8,741 Kings Lynn 10,955 14,407 14,090 Markshall — — 5,935 Methwold — 9,832 9,842 New Forge — 53,533 60,955 Pickenham — — 7,426 Rackheath 46 7,562 8,576 Runcton — — 5,017 Shipdham (2) — — 23,139 Snetterton 23,482 67,725 70,159 Stoke Ferry — — 15,058 Thetford — 7,348 10,834 Trafford — 9,267 9,991 Walsingham 10,656 16,117 16,132 Wells — 359 359
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what was the level of butter stored in intervention, and where was it stored, in north Yorkshire in January as compared with the same date in 1979, 1984 and 1985;
(2) what was the level of grain stored in intervention, and where was it stored, in north Yorkshire in January as compared with the same date in 1979, 1984 and 1985.
§ Mr. GummerThe following stocks of intervention butter and grain were stored in north Yorkshire as at 1 January 1984, 1985 and 1986. Records of storage locations in 1979 are no longer available.
(tonnes) Location 1984 1985 1986 Butter Northallerton 795 1,219 2,355 Grain Holme — 7,509 — Melmerby — 1,467 25,912 Ouseburn — 4,949 5,483 Tadcaster — 20,248 37,934 Tholthorpe — 946 6,855 York — 75,110 57,671